Last night was the first night in I don’t know how long that it wasn’t beastly hot. I’m one of those people–not all that rare in New England–who doesn’t have air conditioning, so believe me, these things get my attention. … Continue reading →
This one, though, I like: Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
Continue reading →Fisk fisks himself (courtesy Tim Blair).
Continue reading →Jihadi terrorists are not strictly bound to the confines of a state, and their calling cards are sometimes hard to read. That’s one of their strengths; it makes it very difficult to strike back at them with weapons of conventional … Continue reading →
This weekend I went to the wedding of the daughter of a good friend. It’s the first wedding I’ve attended of a contemporary of my own son, although probably not the last. The bride is someone I’ve known since she … Continue reading →
In line with the theme of some of my other posts today, we have this, about Hezbollah’s tactics in the current conflict in Lebanon: Hizbollah hid many of the rockets in private homes, and had teams that launched the rockets … Continue reading →
It’s becoming more and more clear that Iran is the prime mover right now in the Middle East. As columnist Mark Steyn points out: …these territories [Gaza and Lebanon] are now in effect Iran’s land borders with the Zionist Entity. … Continue reading →
I’m not so sure about Bush’s use of the word “irony,” but the rest of it seems spot on to me.
Continue reading →Now, how could proportionality in war be dangerous? First, before I attempt an answer to that question, here’s a great post by Betsy Newmark (via the Anchoress) on the widespread European international community’s condemnation of Israel’s response to the attacks … Continue reading →
No, that’s not a typo above. I didn’t mean “Zero diplomacy,” I meant “Zeno diplomacy.” What’s Zeno diplomacy? It’s described in this article by Robert Tracinski, a writer with whom I wasn’t previously familiar but who appears to be an … Continue reading →
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on the balance of power in the Middle East. But I do read, and I can think. And what I read lately has convinced me that, in the current Middle East … Continue reading →
It’s confession time. My name is neo-neocon, and I’m a warmonger. Not only have I declared war, but I’m deriving some pleasure from killing. But don’t get me wrong. It’s not total war; I’m saving the big guns for when … Continue reading →